OK, I know that most of you are not that interested in the weather in the PNW, but this is a truly epic winter. I lived there for 22 years, and winters were generally mild and very wet. Days would go by when there were no shadows due to cloud cover. When it did snow in the city, traffic was apocalyptic. No one had snow tires, didn't know how to drive in it, it was just bad, plus Seattle has many hills left over from the glaciers. So, now this has been issued. First there was mass rain, now there will be blizzards.
People will try it, they'll get stuck and require rescue. It's the
nature of the people that live there. The Cascades are the mountain range
between Seattle and Spokane.
Governor Ferguson said today that US-2 between Skykomish and Leavenworth will be closed for months. See the gap in the route that google is showing? That's the part that is closed, making that a very long drive.
Here is a good article showing how the road has been wiped out.
The good news is that the horrible orange man has approved disaster relief money. Washington is going to need it.
Norway has had a good idea. They make a lot of snow for the ski areas, so flower seeds will be good for the pollinators.
That's it! That's all I've got.
It’s intriguing to me that in a place where the snows are apocalyptic, no one has snow tires. Can’t figure out the logic there.
ReplyDeleteThat comment is from me at 37p btw. I’ve been gone so long I forgot to sign in from anonymous.
DeleteIt rarely snowed, so no one was prepared. When it did snow the traffic was apocalyptic.
DeleteI saw videos of rivers running four feet and more higher yesterday.. washing trees out of the banks....
ReplyDeleteCrazy weather! It is going to be a long winter at this rate.
ReplyDeleteThe photos reminded me of the Coquihalla Highway four years ago, devastating.
ReplyDeleteThat IS a good idea, about the flower seeds!
ReplyDeleteI need to stay away from the comments on news articles. Some people (you know who they are) are ALL OVER Ferguson because Highway 2 will be closed for a couple months. What in the world is he supposed to do? Especially during the winter with blizzards coming. I also made the mistake of reading comments about the aforementioned blizzards not holding them back from driving over the pass because they know what they're doing, can drive in the snow, etc. They will undoubtedly need rescuing when our emergency services are stretched thin as it is. I was surprised that the disaster declaration was signed---and relieved.
ReplyDeleteNorway is so smart. What a grand idea!
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